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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Adam Lazar discusses the construction of a new fire station with a resident in Qalat, Afghanistan, on Aug. 10, 2008. Lazar, an engineer with the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, oversees more than 20 construction projects contracted out to local firms.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Adam Lazar discusses the construction of a new fire station.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Adam Lazar discusses the construction of a new fire station with a resident in Qalat, Afghanistan, on Aug. 10, 2008. Lazar, an engineer with the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, oversees more than 20 construction projects contracted out to local firms.

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